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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1956
Page
8
Oklahoma A&M visits Kansas for a non conference game as Dallas Dobbs of Bartlesville eyes the home team. Tipoff is 7 30 p m at Allen Fieldhouse with about 8000 in attendance. Jayhawks freshmen will see action in intra squad scrimmage.
Kansas state and Oklahoma rival Kansas hold a pivotal Big Six contest. Kansas State seeks to maintain a current win streak at Gallagher Hall while Aggies pursue a strong road record and solid defense led by Mack Carter and guard W. R. House. Kansas aims to extend its home success and take command of the series with Texas A&M and Oklahoma past results in mind.
In Brisbane Australia, Rosewall defeated by a wide margin as Australia eyes the Davis Cup. The scene hints at a national championship buildup for 1956 and references U.S. promoter Jack Kramer and a rising American player from Wichita.
Bethel College in the State Loop Pacers leads the race with a half game over College of Emporia after a 16 game season. Bethel faces Friends on Tuesday while College of Emporia schedules Kansas Wesleyan and McPherson games. Emporia beat Ottawa 98 71 as Floyd Reichardt scored 24 in the first half.
Big 7 standings show Kansas State Colorado and Kansas tied for first with 3 1 records while Iowa State sits 3 2. Kansas State hosts Colorado in Manhattan and Iowa State visits Ames as Oklahoma slips with roster withdrawals ahead of key midweek and weekend games. Gary Thompson leads Iowa State with 21 points in a 28 halftime surge by the Cyclones.
The San Francisco Dons, led by coach Phil Woolpert, ride a 40 game streak into March, aiming for the NCAA Tournament. They defeated California to extend the record, with UCLA and Louisville among hopefuls in pursuit of top seeding. Other major conferences resume play as Illinois, Kansas State, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt seek crucial wins before bids are decided.
Unbeaten Pittsburg Gorillas, idle since January, resume CIC action with a pair of conference games this week. Coach John Lance’s squad, on a 16 game win streak, hosts St Benedict’s tonight and Fort Hays Friday as Hays sits second in the standings.
Ticket sales for the opening game on April 20 will start around March 1 after the season and combination plan sale. About 30 percent of tickets will be set aside for out of town fans at the mall department. Requests are filled in order received. season subscribers may buy one extra opening game ticket per season ticket.
Desota 7 defeated Baldwin 70 in the finals of the Little Seven Tourney. Scorers include Baldwin Me Anineh 12 Newton 1 J Meaniinch 18 Kreighbaum 4 Kennedy 22 Johnston 17 Brechinsen 13 Speer 5 Wellsville 43 Harris 10 Starkey 4 Haugman 19 Inke 4 Wilson.
Jimmy Demaret wins the Thunderfurd Invitational and tops Cary Middlecoff in the Phoenix Open field. Demaret finishes 72 holes at 269 after a final round 69, passing Middlecoff on the 15th with two late birdies and pockets 2 000. Gene Littler rebounds to 277 for third, Boros and Dickinson tied for fourth at 278.
St Louis Missouri Valley leaders face three tough games in five days against defensive teams. The Billikens, 12-2 overall and 4-0 in the Valley, travel to Wichita and Tulsa before a home clash with Oklahoma A&M, as Valley play tightens with Detroit, Bradley and Houston also vying for position.
Eastern division standings show Philadelphia at 15 6 59 and Boston at 19 5 78. New York leads with 22 5 00 and Syracuse at 25 4 44. Western results list Fort Wayne Rochester Minneapolis St Louis with recent scores including New York 99 Syracuse 95 in overtime and Boston 112 Rochester 103.
Philadelphia middleweight boxer Robert Perry died Sunday from a brain injury sustained in a televised fight. He was 20 and had been in critical condition since Thursday night’s loss to Rudy Watkins of Baltimore. Homicide detectives said they are studying whether to file charges.
Tenley Albright from Newton Center Massachusetts led after the first figure in the women’s figure skating compulsory portion at the Winter Olympics. Carol Heiss trailed closely as both skaters advanced toward the free skating phase, with Albright showing a full recovery from a recent ankle injury.
Kansas State finished third in the general livestock judging contest at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth Texas on Sunday. Iowa State claimed first place.
Ron Delany of Villanova shattered the field in the mile finals with a 4 06.3 as he swept three indoor wins this season. Wes Santee battled toe injury and a late charge by Delany to finish strong but five seconds behind. Jenkins of Villanova dominated the 600 yard race with a 1 09.9 after mid term exams in Philadelphia.
In Wichita the Kansas State Bowling Tournament moves into its second weekend with Enterprise Mobile Gas leading Class A team standings after the opening 272 entries. Top marks include L Mobile Gas 2408 and Cesene Foolers Wichita 2527, with doubles led by Davis and Houchins Neodesha Lyons 1105 and Gilland Kinney Arkansas City Met. In Class B, Cash Drugs Lyons 2605 tops teams, while Duffield Ottawa leads all events with 1521.
Hurricane Jackson returns from a 3 tenth layoff to meet top contender Bob Baker in a 10 round heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden New York. Baker is ranked No 1 by the NBA and No 2 behind Archie Moore in The Ring ratings. The bout will be televised and radio broadcast starting at 1 pm CST with ABC coverage.
Eddie Waitkus, once hailed as the NL's best fielding first baseman, retires at 35 with the Philadelphia Phillies. He will start a new career in traffic management and public relations with Eastern Freight Ways, Inc.
Columbia Missouri University announced that Missouri will drop Maryland Michigan and Utah from its 1956 football schedule. North Dakota State Oregon State and Purdue will replace them. The Oct 1 Maryland game was canceled by consent of Don Faurot and Maryland coach Jim Tatum due to bowl considerations.
The text provides a garbled list of 1956 conference and non conference games with scattered team names and dates. It mentions events like September and October matchups, but many names, places, and dates are unreadable or corrupted.
An intensive search in San Bernardino California failed to locate any trace of a missing airman carrying a four on the fuselage. Airman Harphin L Bill, 24, Hutchinson Kansas, was aboard the craft from Goodfellow Texas when it disappeared Thursday night. A rancher in the San Bernardino mountains reported hearing a crash during the storm that night. The plane had only about 30 minutes of fuel left.
Ernest Krieger 30 Halstead man was fatally crushed between a pickup and an automobile Saturday night after attempting to remove building materials that fell from a truck. Otto A. Blohm 38 of Wichita told police his brakes locked and his vehicle skid into Krieger on U S 81 near the Sedgwick Harveys county line.
A Senate House Committee on Federal Spending report shows a decline of 18 470 federal civilian jobs in December compared with November, with total positions numbered at 2 343 688. The short release notes a drop across agencies and highlights trends in hiring.
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